Judges 18:14–20

¹⁴The five men who had gone to scout out the land of Laish told their brothers, “Did you know that there are an ephod, household gods, and a carved image overlaid with silver ^rin these houses? Now think about what you should do.” ¹⁵So they detoured there and went to the house of the young Levite at the home of Micah and greeted him. ¹⁶The 600 Danite men were standing by the entrance of the gate, armed with their weapons of war. ¹⁷Then the five men who had gone to scout out the land went in and took the carved image overlaid with silver, ^sthe ephod, and the household idols, while the priest was standing by the entrance of the gate with the 600 men armed with weapons of war.

¹⁸When they entered Micah’s house and took the carved image overlaid with silver, ^tthe ephod, and the household idols, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”

¹⁹They told him, “Be quiet. Keep your mouth shut. ^uvCome with us and be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest for the house of one person or for you to be a priest for a tribe and family in Israel?” ²⁰So the priest was pleased and took his ephod, household idols, and carved image, and went with the people.